Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wells Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Glastonbury , and the 418th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Road (BA6 9AG) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the Glastonbury average (159.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wells Road (BA6 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Compton Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Glastonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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